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Africa’s leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has upped the competition for the US market, with this week’s announcement that it will introduce three-times-a-week flights to the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, adding to its flights to the city’s Newark International Airport.
The announcement may not come as good news to the region’s other airlines, which are also looking to serve the same market.
Ethiopian said on Tuesday that it was restructuring its network, opening new destinations, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as it seeks to offer passengers travelling between Africa and the US the best possible connectivity and the shortest routes.
This, coming barely two months after Kenya Airways started its daily direct flights to JFK Airport, and a few months before Rwandan flag carrier RwandAir launches its flights, may further upset these carriers’ plans.
Battle for US skies: Ethiopian Airlines ups the stakes
This is actually pretty cool. I would like to eventually travel to almost any country in Africa.
The announcement may not come as good news to the region’s other airlines, which are also looking to serve the same market.
Ethiopian said on Tuesday that it was restructuring its network, opening new destinations, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as it seeks to offer passengers travelling between Africa and the US the best possible connectivity and the shortest routes.
This, coming barely two months after Kenya Airways started its daily direct flights to JFK Airport, and a few months before Rwandan flag carrier RwandAir launches its flights, may further upset these carriers’ plans.
Battle for US skies: Ethiopian Airlines ups the stakes
This is actually pretty cool. I would like to eventually travel to almost any country in Africa.
